The National Museum
Dragons and Logs
Some buildings are more Norwegian than others. ‘Dragons and Logs’ shows how farm buildings and stave churches were used to construct ideas of a national style of architecture.
The idea that buildings can have a national identity is relatively modern. Internationally, the 19th century fascination with different cultures led to an increasingly intense focus on national styles.
The question of what was national, and why, was debated all over Europe.